Standard Lemma guide

sud

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /sʌd/
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  • rhymes with -ʌd

1

name

Meaning 1

A department in Haiti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Acronym of subjective unit of disturbance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Acronym of substance use disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychology, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Acronym of sudden unexplained death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From a variation of sod, itself a shortening of sodden. Related to seethe.